Thornwood Falls

Land

Thornwood Falls enters the battlefield tapped.

When Thornwood Falls enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.

{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Set March of the Machine
Rarity Common

Why Play Thornwood Falls

Budget-conscious players gravitate toward Thornwood Falls as an accessible dual land option in Simic decks that can afford the tempo loss of entering tapped. The incidental life gain provides modest value against aggressive strategies, making it particularly useful in midrange and control builds that need time to stabilize. Consider running this in casual Commander decks or when you need reliable mana fixing without investing in expensive rare lands.

Format Notes

Thornwood Falls sees most play in Pauper, where it's among the best dual land options available at common rarity for green-blue strategies. Commander players often include it in budget builds or heavily multicolored decks where the life gain provides incremental value over many turns. In competitive formats like Modern and Pioneer, faster untapped alternatives like Breeding Pool or Botanical Sanctum are typically preferred despite the higher cost.

Combos & Synergies

Landfall strategies benefit from both the reliable land drop and life gain trigger, making Thornwood Falls solid in decks featuring Scute Swarm or Retreat to Coralhelm. Cards that care about life gain like Ajani's Pridemate can extract additional value from the enters-the-battlefield trigger. Rampant Growth and other land tutoring effects can fetch Thornwood Falls while triggering its life gain ability, providing both mana fixing and incremental life total improvements.

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